I was lucky enough to be allowed a review copy thus I've read it on the page as opposed to listening to it.
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I have come upon this fourth in the series somewhat sooner than I expected as As you can imagine, this state of affairs lasts about 5 minutes before Anthony finds himself on the wrong side of the law, and has (reluctantly) to call upon Hawthorne for assistance.
"I've written three books and our deal is over.", says an exasperated Horowitz, having been subjected to a series of near death experiences as a well as some ridicule (which is worse I wonder.?) through his relationship with the irritating ex DI Hawthorne.
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This war provided my first exposure, (with zero appreciation of the true situation), to mass appeals for aid for victims of a terrible famine, and of graphic TV footage showing starving children. The war in Biafra is featured fairly centrally as part of the unravelling of the murder mystery. So having been reminded of all this - I find I strongly agree with a the NY Times comment "an elegy for an entire neglected generation". However, it seems to me to quite accurately reflect what I remember of wandering around London as a teenager - trying to find Carnaby Street and the Swinging Sixties, (unsuccessfully) - and looking for Rupert Street (successfully) to find a wonderful shoe shop, (as opposed to the Raymond Review Bar). This era covered my life from a very small child to a young adult, so I can remember it, but as it were "through a glass darkly" (which must also apply to the author as we are of an age). This story is also excellent, and again was a good fit with my interests - which, apart from the dead bodies thing, was set in the not too distant past of London in the 1960s. I thought The Birdwatcher was a great book, and I'm wondering why it took me so long to read another offering from Shaw.
I had read a rather lukewarm review prior to seeing it - maybe the bar was set impossibly high by One Man, Two Guvnors. I don't remember there being quite so many Malapropisms in the Rivals itself (upon which this production is based) but. This was a lot of fun the cast were delightful and their exuberance was contagious. | Next entry » Thursday AugJack Absolute Flies Again I guess my only reservation was a certain lack of chemistry between Beatrice and and Benedict - but that kind of thing either happens or not in my experience.
There was a lot of pure slapstick comedy (not my favourite but very funny when well executed) which could be said to overshadow the bard's wonderful wordplay, but then again it also carried you through it, if you're less of a Shakespeare scholar. I don't usually warm towards changing the era and background to traditional productions for no reason (like Sweeney Todd in the 1940s - why? didn't add anything to it at all) however, this setting was an art deco Riviera hotel in the 1920s/30s, so the actual spectacle of the sets and costumes were splendid, and the updating of the music to a swing/jazz format with lots of dancing was brilliant (hey nonny no). After all, what can you do with Shakespeare? Keen to get back to theatre outings, I got myself a Friday Rush ticket for this - and to be frank I had low expectations, but only because the plot is slight, I have seen it many times before, and it relies on being very wordily witty. we went as silver screeners - a new experience for G, who may not have enjoyed the film quite as thoroughly as I, but did like the cake. It's a playful and self-aware look at the murder mystery genre as well as "the movies" - I simply loved it.Īnd speaking of cups of tea. The action takes place during the first run of The Mousetrap in the 1950s (still going and now in its 70th year), expected to last 6 months. It's something of an homage to Agatha Christie, as well as something of a parody. I persuaded G to come with me to this, which I thought sounded just my cup of tea - and how right I was. Category Entries for Art and Culture « Previous entry |
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